Chaty Pro <= 3.5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'widget_id' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Chaty Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Time-Based Blind SQL Injection in versions up to and including 3.5.5. This is due to the fetch_custom_field() function in admin/class-admin-base.php retrieving the widget_id POST parameter via filter_input(INPUT_POST, ...) and directly concatenating the value into a raw SQL query in a numeric context without using $wpdb->prepare() or any integer casting. Additionally, the nonce verification check is performed after the SQL query has already executed, providing no protection against the injection. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to unauthorized extraction of sensitive database contents including user credentials and configuration data.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h976-4r88-23hx
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/582fa92d-8e52-49a9-94ce-f1b49229f591?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chaty-pro/trunk/admin/class-admin-base.php#L3626
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chaty-pro/tags/3.5.0/admin/class-admin-base.php#L3626
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chaty-pro/trunk/admin/class-admin-base.php#L3623
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chaty-pro/tags/3.5.0/admin/class-admin-base.php#L3623
Sources
- CVE-2026-6251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h976-4r88-23hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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